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(Original post by ireneTM88_01)
I'm using OCR , how is it different from the others?
I'm using OCR , how is it different from the others?
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There's not a massive difference in content as Ofqual tells them what they have to include but the way the questions are set differs. Overall similar proportions of students will get each grade for all the exam boards as the boundary setting is also overseen by Ofqual.
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All the specifications are quite similar. For example in the sciences/math they normally all contain the same topics, and the content is probably 90% the same. The exams generally take similar format too, although there are some differences. It depends on the subjects really, but the grade boundaries are always scaled so that it is always just as 'hard' or 'easy' to get each grade.
Sometimes the quality of their textbooks varies, so if your exam board has a bad textbook I would recommend having a look on amazon for another book of the same subject/exam board.
Sometimes the quality of their textbooks varies, so if your exam board has a bad textbook I would recommend having a look on amazon for another book of the same subject/exam board.
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(Original post by Cognito Edu)
All the specifications are quite similar. For example in the sciences/math they normally all contain the same topics, and the content is probably 90% the same. The exams generally take similar format too, although there are some differences. It depends on the subjects really, but the grade boundaries are always scaled so that it is always just as 'hard' or 'easy' to get each grade.
Sometimes the quality of their textbooks varies, so if your exam board has a bad textbook I would recommend having a look on amazon for another book of the same subject/exam board.
All the specifications are quite similar. For example in the sciences/math they normally all contain the same topics, and the content is probably 90% the same. The exams generally take similar format too, although there are some differences. It depends on the subjects really, but the grade boundaries are always scaled so that it is always just as 'hard' or 'easy' to get each grade.
Sometimes the quality of their textbooks varies, so if your exam board has a bad textbook I would recommend having a look on amazon for another book of the same subject/exam board.
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Aqa and edexcel bio gcse: edexcel you study the brain and aqa you don’t. Six that’s all I know. Apparently ocr is a bad one to go with but not sure why...all our teachers say so
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haha I really don't know. My teachers told me OCR is better at maths idk, they told me it depends on the subject. I'm using edexcel and ocr for certain subjects. However, I did notice a great difference between ocr maths and edexcel in IGCSE
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(Original post by ireneTM88_01)
haha I really don't know. My teachers told me OCR is better at maths idk, they told me it depends on the subject. I'm using edexcel and ocr for certain subjects. However, I did notice a great difference between ocr maths and edexcel in IGCSE
haha I really don't know. My teachers told me OCR is better at maths idk, they told me it depends on the subject. I'm using edexcel and ocr for certain subjects. However, I did notice a great difference between ocr maths and edexcel in IGCSE
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(Original post by Compost)
OCR don't offer IGCSEs so you won't be comparing like with like.
OCR don't offer IGCSEs so you won't be comparing like with like.
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(Original post by ireneTM88_01)
Sorry I meant to say CIE haha
Sorry I meant to say CIE haha
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Ocr is extremely hard. I have taken exams in Edexcel, AQA and OCR and the expectation in OCR exams are very high.
For Edexcel their markshemes are random and tough. They don't really test knowledge and often times it is luck that gets you the marks or EXTREME familiality with the exams that gets you marks.
AQA is more straightforward and I have always loved it. My only problem with this exam board is the fact that in the subjective essay writing exams there is sooo much subjectivity and discression at the hands of the examiner.
For Edexcel their markshemes are random and tough. They don't really test knowledge and often times it is luck that gets you the marks or EXTREME familiality with the exams that gets you marks.
AQA is more straightforward and I have always loved it. My only problem with this exam board is the fact that in the subjective essay writing exams there is sooo much subjectivity and discression at the hands of the examiner.
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(Original post by ireneTM88_01)
Ididn't know because when I was taking my IGCSE's I chose to do maths with OCR and some of my friends did maths through edexcel and the grade boundries where a lot different. We got the same grade with really different percenages.
Ididn't know because when I was taking my IGCSE's I chose to do maths with OCR and some of my friends did maths through edexcel and the grade boundries where a lot different. We got the same grade with really different percenages.
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